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Empathy and Standard Diagnostic Procedures in an Outpatient Breast Clinic Might Not be Enough

NCT02796612 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2018-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The project investigates prospectively whether anxiety in the context of breast biopsy can be reduced by the planed intervention (take-home brochure and structured and standardized information given by a psychologically trained physician who performs the biopsy).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

no intervention

Patients do not receive any interventions but are treated according to current standard of care.

BEHAVIORAL

delivery of a take-home brochure

Content of brochure is dealing with symptoms, as well as mammographic and ultrasound findings, which need further investigation, will be addressed. The procedure of the breast biopsy itself will be explained in detail. The time in which the histological diagnosis can be expected will be indicated and follow up in case of a benign histology and the necessary therapy in case of breast cancer will be addressed.

BEHAVIORAL

patient care by a psychologically trained physician

The physicians who perform the biopsies will be instructed by means of a psychological training how to give structured and standardized information in order not only to inform comprehensively, but also to meet the patients' emotional needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rosanna Zanetti, PD Dr. MD · Claraspital Basel

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2018-10-05
Completion
2018-10-05

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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